Digitally inclusive, healthy aging communities (Dihac): A cross-cultural study in Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Thailand
Myo Nyein Aung Yuka Koyanagi Yuiko Nagamine Nadila Mulati Myat Yadana Kyaw Saiyud Moolphate Yoshihisa Shirayama Kumiko Nonaka Malcolm Field Paul Cheung
Myo Nyein Aung
Yuka Koyanagi
Yuiko Nagamine
Nadila Mulati
Myat Yadana Kyaw
Saiyud Moolphate
Yoshihisa Shirayama
Kumiko Nonaka
Malcolm Field
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One out of three people in Japan will be an older person before 2040. Half of those currently do not utilize the internet, smartphone apps, or digital technology. On the other hand, more than 70% of seniors in Republic of Korea use the internet, and 55% in Singapore had access to it in 2019. The use of digital technology for health promotion has the potential to promote individual and community empowerment, advocating for healthy, active aging. Maintaining equity in health promotion practice requires the digital inclusion of every senior. Therefore, we propose a cross-cultural study to explain the contextual influences of digital inclusion and its consequences on healthy aging in Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand. Quantitatively: digital skills, e-health literacy, participation in health promotion, and quality of life will be analyzed in structural equation models. Qualitatively: thematic analysis will be developed to identify cultural patterns and contextual factors, making sense of what older persons in different countries materialize, say, do, think, and feel to reveal deeper beliefs and core values about digital inclusion and healthy aging. Logics and methods from this protocol would be useful to replicate the study in many countries globally. Evidence from this study is expected to pave the way to digitally inclusive, healthy aging communities (DIHAC) across Japan and Asia.
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Healthy aging, Gray digital divide, Digital inclusion, Empowerment, Cross-cultural, Asia, Mixed method
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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2022-06-07
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10.3390/ijerph19126976
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